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            <h1 style="text-align: center;"><big><big><big><a
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create 7Z TAR ZIP archives<br>
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                      <p><a href="#create_new_zip_file">ADD FILES AND
FOLDERS
TO NEW ARCHIVE (7Z, TAR, ZIP...)<br>
                      </a></p>
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            <h2><big><big><big><a name="create_new_zip_file"></a><a
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(7Z, TAR, ZIP...)<br>
            </a></big></big></big></h2>
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            <big style="font-weight: bold;">Archive formats
supported for creation</big><br>
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PeaZip provides write support - create new archive, and edit existing
ones adding files and/or directories - for following archive types:<br>
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                <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">7Z,
FreeArc's ARC / WRC, BZ2, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">BCM
/ QUAD / BALZ, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">GZ, *PAQ family
(ZPAQ, LPAQ, PAQ), PEA, TAR,
WIM, ZIP</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">creation of plain
split files .001 (supported by 7-Zip/p7zip, HJSplit, and "split" Unix
command)</span></p>
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                <p><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span
 style="font-weight: bold;">creation of self
extracting archives, based on </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">7Z
or ARC standards - recipient will not need an extraction utility</span></p>
              </li>
              <li>
                <p><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span
 style="font-weight: bold;">strip + upx
compression, for executable files only<br>
                </span></p>
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            <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><big>How to create new
archives</big></h3>
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To add
files and
folders to a new archive, or
to <a href="add-remove-files-from-archive.html">edit existing archive</a>,
you can:<br>
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                  <h4><span style="font-weight: bold;">create new
archive from the
system's file
explorer </span></h4>
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                    <li><a name="add_file_to_archive"></a> select files
and folders and use
context menu
entry PeaZip &gt; Add to archive to be prompted archive creation
screen, allowing to set archive format, compression settings, output
destination,
encryption (password protection), and other options.</li>
                  </ul>
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                    <li><a name="compress_files"></a> as alternative,
use system context menu
entry
Add to
.ZIP or Add to .7Z in order to start archiving selected files /
directories without further
interaction </li>
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                  <h4><span style="font-weight: bold;">create new
archive from
PeaZip main application</span></h4>
                  <ul>
                    <li> select files and folders, and use Add or
Convert
button to be prompted archive creation screen</li>
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alternative, drag and drop files and/or
folders from the
system
to an open
PeaZip
instance</li>
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            <big style="font-weight: bold;">Archiving options</big><br>
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In the top part of the application window, PeaZip provides a file
explorer showing list of input files and folders set to be archived (<span
 style="font-weight: bold;">archive layout</span>):
rightclick on it for context menu to further
edit the list, and for showing
other input-related options.<br>
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to add files &amp; folders, drag to application from search results,
open bookmarked / recently visited paths (showing only directory
items), add bookmarked / recently used
files, load and save layout, and more...<br>
Same menu is replicated clickingon the hamburger icon in the top right
corner of the application's window.<br>
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In the lower part of the application, Output control sets output
archive
name and path, and its dropdown menu allows to quickly chose between
system paths, recently used and bookmarked paths.<br>
Padlock icon on the right of
Output <a href="encrypt-files.html">sets encryption
password</a>, if supported by the chosen archive format; PeaZip can
create encrypted archives under following standards:<br>
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                <h4>7Z with 7-Zip AES256 encryption</h4>
              </li>
              <li>ZIP with WinZip AES256 AE, and ZipCrypto for legacy
compatibility</li>
              <li>
                <h4>ARC with FreeARC AES256, Blowfish,
Twofish256 and
Serpent256</h4>
              </li>
              <li>
                <h4>PEA with AES256
EAX authenticated encryption </h4>
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                  <h3><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a
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options</span></h3>
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On the left (dropdown menus):<br>
The first dropdown control sets<span style="font-weight: bold;">
archive format</span>; by default PeaZip is set to archive to ZIP
format, using optimized
7-Zip/p7Zip Deflate
implementation which provides improved compression ratio and keeps
compatibility with
third parts zip files utilities.<br>
Following dropdown controls set <span style="font-weight: bold;">compression
level</span> (faster to higher - store option being the fastest but
provides no compression), action (create new or update existing
archive), and <a href="file-split.html">span archive in
multiple volumes</a> - useful to meet maximum size requirements, i.e.
for email attachments.<br>
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                  <a name="zip_archive_options"></a>On the right
(checkboxes):<br>
                  <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a
 name="batch_archive_creation"></a>Add each
object to a separate archive</span> option <a
 href="how-to-zip-files-separate-archives.html">create multiple
separate archives at once</a>, one
for each file or folder in the input list.<br>
                  <span style="font-weight: bold;">Archive to original
path</span>
overrides Output settings and create output archive(s) in same path of
the input data.<br>
                  <span style="font-weight: bold;">Convert existing
archives</span>
automate <a href="convert-files.html">archive
conversion</a> process, extracting existing archives before starting
actual
archiving / compression
stage in order to optimize final compression - used with "Add each
object to separate archive" (active by default when "Convert" button is
clicked from PeaZip file browser) it converts single input items to
separate archives of the new format, otherwise consolidate all input
archives to a single output archive in the new format.<br>
                  <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a
 name="delete_original_files_after_compression"></a>Delete files after
archiving</span> send original data to recycle bin (default), quick non
recoverable deletion, or <a href="secure-delete.html">secure deletion</a>.<br>
                  <span style="font-weight: bold;">Open output path
when task completes</span> open the destination with system's default
file explorer.<br>
                  <span style="font-weight: bold;"><a
 name="compress_and_send_by_mail"></a>Send by mail </span>automate
creation of a new mail with output archive attached, if a supported
mail client is installed in the system.<br>
                  <span style="font-weight: bold;">TAR before</span>
consolidate input in a single <a href="tar-file-format.html">TAR
archive</a> before actual compression stage; this option is
automatically activated when applying a pure compression format, as
BZ2, GZ, or XZ, to multiple input files.<br>
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Above input layout area, below application's main menu, it is featured
the archiving tab bar.<br>
Advanced tab provides format-specific features - compression passes,
dictionary sizes, alternative algorithms, <a
 href="what-is-solid-compression.html">solid compression</a>, etc.<br>
Console and Schedule
tabs can fine tune task definition beyond GUI capabilities, and save /
schedule the task
in the form of <a href="peazip-command-line.html">command line script</a>.
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encryption option, <br>
add to archive,<br>
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